Welcome

Welcome to our blog! What can we say? We have a lot of free time down here and what better way to fill it than writing narcissistic journal entries about our new life.



We've been here two weeks and so far, we are really enjoying life here. Preston has actually been here for three months already so he probably feels like a native, but for Amanda and Madeline, life feels like an extended vacation. Our house is in the Galley Bay/Five Islands section of the island, a more remote, but beautiful part of the island. Not many of the ex-pats live in this section, but we thought the chance to live right on the beach was worth the potential trade off of driving a little bit further to see friends. No, we don't have any friends here yet, but we're pretty sure they don't live near us since we only have four neighbors -- our landlord, Max and Annemarie; Florence and Pascal, the owners of Chez Pascal, a wonderful French restaurant up the hill from us; Natalie, whom we haven't met yet but we understand she owns one of the duty free shops in town; and of course, the neighbor we really want to meet, Giorgio Armani.




Our house has a great little pool that has proved very handy in alleviating the midday heat. Our house does not have any air conditioning which makes me, Amanda, a bit nervous, but the locals say that with the ceiling fans and the ocean breeze, you don't need it. So far that seems to be the case, although it is only February after all. We literally keep our house wide open all day long in the front and back so that the breeze flows right through the house and keeps it cool. Occassionally a lost bird or a nosy lizard will find their way into the main great room but Madeline's excited chasing after them usually gets them out pretty quickly.



Speaking of lizards, chasing them has become a favorite pasttime of Madeline's. She can't quite understand why they run away from her so quickly, so we suggested she say "hi" so they know she's friendly. Now she runs after them, waving her arms and saying hi. They're still running, but she's getting closer and closer to catching one.